how four naïve and innocent women’s lives are affected throughout the Salem witch-hunts. Modernised song‚ dance and rhythm are used to combine the horror of the past and attitudes which have carried on to our world today. The plot includes lots of witchcraft and demonstrates clear discrimination of women at that time‚ outlining society’s rejection of people who have differences. Vinegar Tom was influenced by Bertolt Brecht‚ Churchill‚ like Brecht wanted people to think about what they had saw
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woman from Salem Massachusetts who was accused of witchcraft by the prominent wife of a local official‚ Ann Putnam While she pleaded her innocence‚ the courtroom was apparently under her spell‚ and with every motion of her body the audience rolled on the floor in pain. While in today?s society we would rule this type of behavior ?mass hysteria? or ?mob mentality?‚ at the time these were tales of evil documented to warn us of the horrors of witchcraft. (Brandt 34-35). On July 19th she was executed with
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he was still suspended and treated as a criminal. Similarly‚ in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ John Proctor came up with very good evidence supporting his innocence‚ and that evidence was Mary Warren. She was once a girl who accused people of witchcraft and claimed to have seen them with the Devil. Once she came out and admitted she was lying‚ it should have been case closed‚ or at least case open for discussion. Instead‚ all her adversaries had to do was reiterate that they are not lying. After
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Mass Hysteria has become very prominent in society today because of social media. One huge example of mass hysteria is with the current Ebola outbreak in Africa and the cases that have been brought to America. Because the information that is being spread about the virus can be so misconstrued and people are easy
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of magic and witchcraft is a phenomenon that has captured the minds of millions since the beginning of history. These so called witches have caused fear‚ hatred‚ interest‚ widespread panic and variety of other emotions in other people from all over the world. Every society and civilization on this planet have all some form of witchcraft in their history‚ witchcraft itself ha e deep history of its own causing it to be recognized in literature and modern society. Beliefs in witchcraft is a common phenomenon
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Hysteria has a long history around the world. The word itself was used for the first time in Ancient Greece by Hippocrates‚ but as a disorder it was described as early as 1900 BC in Ancient Egypt. The word kept appearing all other the world‚ in all the different ages‚ from the times of Roman Empire to Middle Ages to Renaissance. There is one thing in common in all descriptions‚ it was specific to women and attributed to “traveling womb”. In Victorian era female purity was strongly emphasized and
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Introduction The terms Witchcraft‚ Wicca‚ and Paganism are often used interchangeably. However‚ the terms have very different meanings and each term has a complex history. I begin with a discussion of each term which includes a brief history and a definition. I then sum up my conclusions at the end. Witchcraft The history of Witchcraft is difficult to trace because it remained an underground practice for most of its early history. Many of the scholars I researched suggested that Witchcraft didn’t truly exist
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The overall message of Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ is that when uncontrolled hysteria is combined with ignorance‚ the outcome is tragic. While Miller offers his audience some comic dialogue to soften the events it does not mask the horrifying reality of the witch hunt and its aftermath. Rather‚ the humorous insights serve to reveal the simplicity and innocence of people living rustic lives in a God-fearing community. Several characters‚ Paris and Hale‚ Mary Warren and John Proctor‚ provide
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of Wonders appears to be the cause of the many deaths of the towns people‚ the initial reactions to this catastrophe were far more deadly than the ‘foul contagion’. Throughout the novel‚ brooks explores the effects of ignorance‚ superstition and hysteria‚ and the violent and deadly effects they have on an unprepared society. The village of Eyam and its town people are shown to perform acts of great stupidity and ignorance. Being set in an archaic era it is common feat among the people of the time
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Impact of hysteria on children in The Crucible Hysteria is displayed by communities all over the world. It is an important factor in making and especially breaking relationships. In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ hysteria plays an important role of tearing apart the community of Salem by creating an environment where people act on their grudges‚ which is exemplified by many of the characters throughout the play‚ such as Abigail‚ Proctor‚ and Danforth‚ as they ruin everyone’s life in the process
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